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Next Game: Banbury Away On Friday March 29th Kick-Off 3.00pm

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Hessenthaler Made A Statement

With the Bulls due to travel down to Priestfield this Saturday, Gillingham boss Andy Hessenthaler has spoken to the press about his decision to dump keeper Ross Flitney.

Hessenthaler opted to remove the former Barnet stopper at half time against Accrington last Saturday after conceding four goals. He replaced him with teenage Argentinian keeper Paulo Gazzaniga, giving the 19 year old his first taste of League action:

"I wasn’t happy with him and we made the statement. I could have taken them all off after that first half. We do match reports on teams but if they don’t listen then they won’t be in the team. Paulo didn’t have much to do in the second half but what he did do, he did well."

Without Flitney, the Gills scored two goals back, but still lost 4-3. It is currently unclear which keeper will face the Bulls on Saturday with Flitney, who also worked with Hessenthaler at Dover, also having conceded four times against Wimbledon the week before.